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This list was originally published on December 22, 2020.
Were republishing now for anyone debating which episodes to rewatch ahead of the holidays.
Of course, nearly every sitcom and drama, fromI Love LucytoSouth ParktoThis Is Us, has holiday episodes.
So in the spirit of the season, were ranking all tenFriendsChristmas episodes from the shows ten-season run.
In other words …they were on a break!
All ten seasons ofFriendsare nowstreaming on Max.
Yes, Im talking about Joey and Rachel becoming a couple.
This is the episode that first hints at that insane plot and … you know what?
Just thinking about it makes me angry enough to kick a puppy, so Ill stop there.
1 episode on this list, only replacing homemade cookies with homemade candy.
Its rather mundane and almost completely unfunny.
Is this even a Christmas episode?
Well, Monica does have a tree.
(Thats not a euphemism, there was an actual baked ham there.)
I guess monkeys arent the funniest animal after all.
And two, theres absolutely nothing wrong with Chandlers A-to-Z bookends!
Of course, the highlight of the episode isRoss and Monicas dance routine.
I dont think Ive seen that segment since it first aired on NBC in 1999.)
and has to deal with drunks and people throwing trash in the kettle.
Im pretty sure Phoebe has killed someone.
The store is out of Santa suits, so Ross rents an armadillo outfit instead.
One of them lives uptown, the other lives two hours away, and hes getting exhausted seeing them.
Should he keep seeing both?
Or just see the girl who lives close by, because, well, she lives so close by?
A memorable line from Ross: Well, I want to give her another chance, ya know?
She lives so close.
(By the way, the little girl is played by Mae Whitman.)
Ive always wondered what happened to those trees after Christmas.
Did Phoebe get bummed out again because they were thrown out a second time?
Theyre not seen in the next episode, The One Where Chandler Cant Remember Which Sister.
She decides to go and confront him during Christmas and is accompanied by Joey and Chandler.
She refuses his Slinky gift, so he gives it to Gunther.)
You mean to tell me no one at the party could figure it out?
The secret to this episodes success?
It automatically puts you in the Christmas mood and nudges The One With Phoebes Dad into the top spot.
